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Root entry · 13 derived lemmasThis root primarily describes qualities of tenderness, softness, and delicate texture, often associated with skin or flesh. It also extends to the slow, gradual release or seepage of liquids, particularly water, and metaphorically to stinginess.
Derived headwords
- 1.tender-skinned, plumpboth
Describing a man with tender skin and a full, plump body.
- 2.tender, delicateboth
Describing a woman, whether dark-skinned or fair, as having tender or delicate flesh.
- 1.tender, delicateboth
Describing a woman as having tender or delicate flesh, regardless of her complexion.
- 1.to be tender/plumpclassical
You (masculine singular) were tender-skinned and plump.
- 1.to be tender/plumpclassical
You (feminine singular) were tender-skinned and plump.
- 1.tenderness, plumpnessclassical
The state of being tender-skinned and plump.
- 1.tenderness, plumpnessclassical
The state of being tender-skinned and plump.
- 1.to seep, flow slowlyboth
Water seeped or flowed out little by little.
- 1.slow seepageclassical
The act of water seeping out little by little.
- 1.little waterclassical
A small quantity of water.
- 1.having little waterclassical
Describing a well that yields only a small amount of water.
- 1.to be moist, to oozeclassical
The stone (of a well) was moist or oozed water.
- 1.to extract slowlyclassical
You (masculine singular) extracted my right little by little.
- 1.to move, to strumclassical
He moved or strummed his strings in preparation for playing.